to make something clear using reasons and evidence

Data as evidence

Digital literacy

Data as clues

Selecting relevant data

Sorting data to solve problems

Trusting data

Combining and comparing data

Pupils investigate datasets to solve the mystery of Ruby, the missing rhino. They sort, organise and compare data from different sources, judge which information is useful or reliable and combine clues to form a final theory, presented as a news report.

Data detectives

Why is it important to include evidence in a report?

Ruby stayed overnight because the recorded data supports this.

Which dataset helped to explain why Ruby did not return to her enclosure?

a source that is checked and recorded carefully

Which of these describes a reliable source?

Starter Quiz

Why is it helpful to compare datasets?